Master Programmes

EXECUTIVE Master IN Finance

Preparing Financial Leaders.

Modular

18 months

Based In Asia & Europe

6 modules of 2 Weeks

THE EXECUTIVE MASTER IN FINANCE FOR WORKING PROFESSIONALS

For more than half a century, INSEAD has been developing ambitious leaders with a unique worldview and a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Our world-class faculty, close links to the international business community and participative teaching style are just some of the reasons for our outstanding reputation. INSEAD’s Executive Master in Finance (EMFin) combines these characteristics with a tailored programme that will hone your leadership and management skills as well as deepen your knowledge of the sector. Primarily taught in the Asia campus, the programme is strategically located in Singapore, a global and regional financial hub with a progressive and ever-expanding financial market.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

INSEAD's EMFin provides a much greater depth of finance skills than you would normally experience in an MBA, while offering the leadership and management education you would not find in a typical finance degree. Our goal is to prepare financial leaders for the next level so that they can drive the corporate finance and investment management industries of the future.

Academic Excellence

Gain in-depth knowledge of finance and management from faculty and peers who are leaders in their fields and represent diverse segments of the industry.

Strategic perspective on finance

Deepen your knowledge and sharpen your skills as you place absolute focus on the financial industry with a rigorous understanding of key competitive and management issues within.

real-time application

Apply new skills and knowledge direct from the classroom to your workplace through courses tailored specifically for experienced finance professionals.

A global experience

Participate in a truly global and entrepreneurial learning experience with access to INSEAD’s campuses in Europe and Asia, its international faculty and diverse student body. Stay connected to a wide network of business leaders from various segments of the industry, and continue to network and learn from each other even after completing the programme.

A unique modular programme

INSEAD's Executive Master in Finance is a unique modular programme designed for experienced working finance professionals to accelerate their career without taking an extended leave of absence. Each two week module is separated by three to four months, providing ample time to implement new skills learnt in the classroom to your workplace. The degree will equip you with a greater depth of finance and management skills than you would normally experience in an MBA, while providing the leadership and management education you would not find in a typical finance degree.

Class Profile 2018

INSEAD’s EMFin participants are a group of carefully selected executives with an average of seven years of experience in an expansive range of finance-related roles. They have exceptional intellectual curiosity and analytical ability, and are already proven leaders in a competitive, global business environment.

Alumni

CFA partnership

CFA Institute partners with a limited number of globally diverse, select institutions that are recognised leaders and serve as role models for other institutions. These universities cover a significant portion of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge, including its ethical and professional standards, in their degree programmes. The INSEAD Executive Master in Finance is recognised as a CFA partner. As part of the partnership, INSEAD students are entitled to apply for scholarships, have access to CFA Institute curricula, journals, webcasts and other educational resources.

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FAQs

This is a modular programme which means that you are working while you are studying. You will need to make time to spend 2 weeks full-time on campus when the modules are in session (12 weeks in total), and spend significant time on independent study in between, so it is important that you have your employer’s support to attend the programme.

Our classes are highly interactive and the power of personal relationships is part and parcel of the programme. Our faculty are experts at tapping into the experience and knowledge of the participants in the room to encourage the exchange of best practices and collective learning. Therefore, the programme cannot be done online.

Yes, there is significant work to be completed between modules and this independent study time equates to approximately 17 weeks. Between modules 5 and 6, you will also need to work on a major degree project.